diff --git a/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml b/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml
index 03a4c5aad82..3c9bff9be9c 100644
--- a/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml
+++ b/addons/procurement/procurement_view.xml
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@
                         <field colspan="4" name="message" readonly="1"/>
                         <field name="state" readonly="1"/>
                         <group col="7" colspan="2">
+                            <button name="button_cancel" states="draft,exception,waiting" string="Cancel" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                             <button name="button_confirm" states="draft" string="Confirm" icon="gtk-apply"/>
                             <button name="button_restart" states="exception" string="Retry" icon="gtk-convert"/>
-                            <button name="button_cancel" states="draft,exception,waiting" string="Cancel" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                             <button name="button_check" states="confirmed" string="Run Procurement" icon="gtk-media-play"/>
                         </group>
                     </page>
diff --git a/addons/project/project_view.xml b/addons/project/project_view.xml
index 6b4796cc099..91564583729 100644
--- a/addons/project/project_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project/project_view.xml
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@
                             <separator colspan="4"/>
                             <group col="9" colspan="8">
                                 <field name="state" select="1" readonly="1"/>
+                                <button name="set_cancel" string="Cancel" type="object" states="open,pending" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                                 <button name="set_template" string="Set as Template" type="object" states="open" icon="gtk-convert" groups="base.group_extended"/>
                                 <button name="set_open" string="Reactivate Project" type="object" states="pending,cancelled,close" icon="gtk-ok"/>
                                 <button name="set_pending" string="Pending" type="object" states="open" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>
                                 <button name="set_done" string="Done" type="object" states="open,pending" icon="terp-dialog-close"/>
-                                <button name="set_cancel" string="Cancel" type="object" states="open,pending" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                                 <button name="reset_project" string="Reset as Project" type="object" states="template" icon="gtk-convert"/>
                                 <button
                                     string="New Project Based on Template"
@@ -242,13 +242,13 @@
                             <newline/>
                             <group col="11" colspan="4">
                                 <field name="state" select="1"/>
+                                <button name="do_cancel" states="draft,open,pending" string="Cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                                 <button name="do_draft" states="open" string="Draft" type="object" icon="gtk-indent"/>
                                 <button name="do_open" states="pending,draft" string="Start Task" type="object" icon="gtk-execute"/>
                                 <button name="%(action_project_task_reevaluate)d" states="done,cancelled" string="Reactivate" type="action" icon="gtk-convert" context="{'button_reactivate':True}" />
                                 <button name="do_pending" states="open" string="Pending" type="object" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>
                                 <button groups="base.group_extended" name="%(action_project_task_delegate)d" states="pending,open" string="Delegate" type="action" icon="gtk-sort-descending"/>
                                 <button name="action_close" states="pending,open" string="Done" type="object" icon="terp-dialog-close"/>
-                                <button name="do_cancel" states="draft,open,pending" string="Cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                             </group>
                         </page>
                         <page groups="base.group_extended" string="Delegations">
@@ -323,10 +323,10 @@
                     <field name="date_end" invisible="1"/>
                     <field name="progress" widget="progressbar" invisible="context.get('set_visible',False)"/>
                     <field name="state" invisible="context.get('set_visible',False)"/>
-                    <button name="do_open" states="pending,draft,done,cancel" string="Start Task" type="object" icon="gtk-execute" help="For changing to open state" invisible="context.get('set_visible',False)"/>
+                    <button name="do_cancel" states="draft,open,pending" string="Cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel" help="For cancelling the task"/>                    
+					<button name="do_open" states="pending,draft,done,cancel" string="Start Task" type="object" icon="gtk-execute" help="For changing to open state" invisible="context.get('set_visible',False)"/>
                     <button groups="base.group_extended" name="%(action_project_task_delegate)d" states="pending,open,draft" string="Delegate" type="action" icon="gtk-sort-descending" help="For changing to delegate state"/>
                     <button name="action_close" states="draft,pending,open" string="Done" type="object" icon="gtk-apply" help="For changing to done state"/>
-                    <button name="do_cancel" states="draft,open,pending" string="Cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel" help="For cancelling the task"/>
                 </tree>
             </field>
         </record>
diff --git a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
index a5032047c2a..4623f968c05 100644
--- a/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_issue/project_issue_view.xml
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@
                             <separator colspan="4"/>
                             <group col="8" colspan="4">
                             <field name="state" />
+                            <button name="case_cancel" string="Cancel" states="draft,open,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                             <button name="case_open" string="Open" states="draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
                             <button name="case_close" string="Close" states="open,draft,pending" type="object" icon="terp-dialog-close"/>
                             <button name="case_pending" string="Pending" states="draft,open" type="object" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>
-                            <button name="case_cancel" string="Cancel" states="draft,open,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                             <button name="case_escalate" string="Escalate" states="open,draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-go-up"/>
                             <button name="case_reset" string="Reset to Draft" states="done,cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-convert"/>
                             </group>
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@
                     <field name="assigned_to"/>
                     <field name="progress" widget="progressbar" attrs="{'invisible':[('task_id','=',False)]}"/>
                     <field name="state"/>
+                    <button name="case_cancel" string="Cancel" states="draft,open,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                     <button name="case_close" string="Done" states="open,draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-jump-to"/>
                     <button name="case_open" string="Open" states="draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward" help="To Do"/>
-                    <button name="case_cancel" string="Cancel" states="draft,open,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                     <button name="case_pending" string="Pending" states="draft,open" type="object" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>
                     <button name="case_escalate" string="Escalate" states="open,draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-go-up"/>
                     <button name="case_reset" string="Reset to Draft" states="done,cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-convert"/>
@@ -290,9 +290,9 @@
                     <field name="version_id"/>
                     <field name="user_id"/>
                     <field name="state"/>
+                    <button name="case_cancel" string="Cancel" states="draft,open,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                     <button name="case_close" string="Done" states="open,draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-jump-to"/>
                     <button name="case_open" string="Open" states="draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-go-forward"/>
-                    <button name="case_cancel" string="Cancel" states="draft,open,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                     <button name="case_pending" string="Pending" states="draft,open" type="object" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>
                     <button name="case_escalate" string="Escalate" states="open,draft,pending" type="object" icon="gtk-go-up"/>
                     <button name="case_reset" string="Reset to Draft" states="done,cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-convert"/>
diff --git a/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_view.xml b/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_view.xml
index fa645af4127..f2e4c6efd68 100644
--- a/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_long_term/project_long_term_view.xml
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@
                             <separator string="" colspan="4"/>
                             <group col="12" colspan="4">
                                 <field name="state" select="1"/>
+                                <button string="Cancel" name="set_cancel" states="draft,open,pending" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                                 <button string="Draft" name="set_draft" states="open" icon="gtk-indent"/>
                                 <button string="Pending" name="set_pending" states="open" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>
                                 <button string="Done" name="set_done" states="pending,open" icon="terp-dialog-close"/>
                                 <button string="Start Phase" name="set_open" states="pending,draft" icon="gtk-execute"/>
-                                <button string="Cancel" name="set_cancel" states="draft,open,pending" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                             </group>
                         </page>
                         <page string="Task Detail">
diff --git a/addons/project_planning/project_planning_view.xml b/addons/project_planning/project_planning_view.xml
index ff354c69ccd..8e14631fb2c 100644
--- a/addons/project_planning/project_planning_view.xml
+++ b/addons/project_planning/project_planning_view.xml
@@ -104,14 +104,13 @@
                                                     <field colspan="4" name="description" nolabel="1"  attrs="{'readonly':[('state','=','done')]}" widget="text_wiki"/>
                                                     <group col="11" colspan="4">
                                                         <field name="state" select="1"/>
+                                                        <button name="do_cancel" states="draft,open,pending" string="Cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
                                                         <button name="do_draft" states="open" string="Draft" type="object" icon="gtk-indent"/>
                                                         <button name="do_open" states="pending,draft" string="Start Task" type="object" icon="gtk-execute"/>
                                                         <button name="do_reopen" states="done,cancelled" string="Reactivate" type="object" icon="gtk-convert"/>
                                                         <button name="do_pending" states="open" string="Pending" type="object" icon="gtk-media-pause"/>
                                                         <button groups="base.group_extended" name="%(project.action_project_task_delegate)d" states="pending,open" string="Delegate" type="action" icon="gtk-sort-descending"/>
                                                         <button name="%(project.action_project_task_close)d" states="pending,open" string="Done" type="action" icon="gtk-jump-to"/>
-                                                        <button name="do_cancel" states="draft,open,pending" string="Cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel"/>
-
                                                     </group>
                                                  </page>
                                                 <page groups="base.group_extended" string="Extra Info" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','=','done')]}">
@@ -139,12 +138,12 @@
                     <group col="6" colspan="4">
                         <field name="state" select="1"
                             readonly="1" />
+                        <button name="action_cancel" states="draft,open"
+                            string="Cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel" />
                         <button name="action_open" states="draft"
                             string="Open" type="object" icon="gtk-yes" />
                         <button name="action_done" states="open"
                             string="Done" type="object" icon="gtk-jump-to" />
-                        <button name="action_cancel" states="draft,open"
-                            string="Cancel" type="object" icon="gtk-cancel" />
                         <button name="action_draft" states="done,cancel"
                             string="Reset to Draft" type="object" icon="gtk-convert" />
                     </group>